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Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche

A work made of bronze.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of bronze.

Date:

253-268 (?)

Artist:

Roman; minted in Phokaia, Ionia

About this artwork

The front (obverse) of this coin depicts a crowned head of the goddess Tyche, facing right. On the back (reverse) is a galley (warship) with the two star-topped pilei (caps) of the Dioscuri above.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Artist

Ancient Roman

Title

Coin Depicting the Goddess Tyche

Place

Rome (Minted in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

253 CE–268 CE

Medium

Bronze

Inscriptions

Obverse: ΦΩKEA Reverse: ΦΩKAI ΩN

Dimensions

Diam.: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of William F. Dunham

Reference Number

1920.2932

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